The move was due to fears that messaging functions on the platforms allowed strangers to groom children, according to the newspaper. It suggested similar reselling platforms, Depop and Facebook Marketplace, would also be included in the list of banned sites.

I don't even know what to say to this LOL.

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[โ€“] -2 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

Cool. So Epstein did nothing wrong. Got it!

The cognitive dissonance in this thread is astounding.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    There is a very clear difference between sexual abuse of minors and the ability to communicate. One is bad regardless of how you frame it, the other is dependent on the respective medium and how it is moderated.

    Giving a 15 y.o. a platform to discuss stuff with peers, even if there are people out there who might try to groom them, is a good thing. The groomers are the ones that have to be reigned in, not the teens.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 hours ago*

    I completely agree and think that the proposal in the article really misses the mark.

    However, to claim the issue is moot because "15 year olds are not children" (as some have done in this thread) is patently ridiculous. Taking that argument to its logical conclusion exposes its flaws โ€” which was the point of my previous comment.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 4 hours ago

    "Not a child" doesn't mean "is an adult". We're talking about an intermediate stage where they need to be able to gradually take on more responsibility for themselves, but still need extra protection from things like sexual predators because their risk assessment abilities aren't yet fully developed.

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